ST FIVE and ST7 Debugger & Programmer Overview

inDART-STX/D is a powerful entry-level tool for STMicroelectronics ST FIVE- and ST7-based systems. This in-circuit debugger/programmer supports all devices of the ST72F Flash family and all devices of the ST FIVE 508 Flash family.

ST7 and ST FIVE Programming

The ST7 programmer and ST FIVE programmer takes advantage of the microcontrollers' ISP (In-System Programming) capability to program their FLASH program memory. The included DataBlaze Programming Utility allows full control of all microcontroller option bytes.

ST7 and ST FIVE In-Circuit Debugging

The ST FIVE and ST7 in-circuit debugger seamlessly integrates into your favorite development environment: STMicroelectronics STVD7 and Metrowerks CodeWarrior for ST7 (if you are working with ST7 devices) or STMicroelectronics Visual FIVE and Raisonance RKit-ST5 (if you are working with FIVE devices). Evaluation versions of all these development environments are included on CD-ROM, thus providing you with everything you need to quick-start your projects: you can write, compile (the provided compilers are limited evaluation versions), download (program), in-circuit emulate and debug your code right out of the box. The software is compatible with Windows 98/Me/2000/XP

ST7 Programming Library Option

The optional IPL-ST7 Programming Library is a DLL which includes all of the low-level functions that allow you to set up the ST7 instrument and perform, from within your own Windows application, most of the programming commands and functions of the DataBlaze user interface. The IPL-ST7 Programming Library contains C written routines, and can be used to operate the instrument from within, for example, a Microsoft Visual C or Visual Basic application, as well as any other programming language that supports the DLL mechanism. Full documentation and examples are included. A USB software protection key is provided with every copy of IPL-ST7; the protection key must be plugged into a USB port on the PC where the library functions of IPL-ST7 are used.

Program Execution Notes

inDART-STX executes programs in real-time. However, under some circumstances, program execution is not performed in real-time. This happens when working with HDFlash target devices (such as ST72F321, 324, 521, 621, 651, etc.) and one or more breakpoints are set. For detailed information, please refer to the inDART-STX for ST7 user's manual and user's manual addendum.

Note: This ST7 and ST FIVE In-Circuit Debugger and Programmer requires that you have your own target hardware with the appropriate ISP connector for debugging and/or programming. It can not be used standalone.